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“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”

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But back then there was no Fox News spinning a world of opposite truths.

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Sign of the day…Birmingham, Alabama

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The is no limit to how much brutality the Trump admin is willing to allow Russia to get away with. They have never once condemned a single atrocity committed by Putin. Trump played golf while this happened and didn’t say a word about it.

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Trump is not done attacking our elections. He and his supporters plot every day to undermine the right to vote. They are constantly looking for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in the election system. This is their top priority. The question for us is whether it is ours as well.

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Protesters are chanting "F*ck you, Elon" at a Tesla Takedown protest event in Berlin, Germany. Thank you for your solidarity, Germany! 🇩🇪

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TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!! This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference. It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference. #50501movement

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Warren: "Congress has a chance right now to put a stop to this, but the Republicans in Congress have to be willing to stand up to Donald Trump and say, 'No, you don't get to break the American economy.'"

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This. ⬇️

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#handsoff Birmingham, Alabama

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#handsoff

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Birmingham AL

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Officials estimated the crowd of resisters at 10,000 at the Chester County Courthouse in West Chester, PA. There are many protest held at this location...but this is the first time they had to shut down the streets due to the crowd size. #handsoff

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What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.

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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company IG 3sixteen

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“I would be lying if I said I don’t worry. I do. But as I wrote last month: “Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice.” — @marcelias.bsky.social (4/5/25). Me too, Marc. In solidarity, LHT

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Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social -- Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p

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BREAKING: Md federal Judge Paula Xinis GRANTS preliminary injunction, rules from the bench that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was apprehended "without legal basis" and removed to El Salvador illegally, "without any legal process." He's to be returned to the U.S. by 11:59 on Monday, 4/7.

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While doing some research, I stumbled across this great listing of YA books on Japanese internment in WWII, which feels like good reading for today's kids, so, I'm sharing. densho.org/catalyst/you...

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NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race. Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.” From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

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Been thinking about this Zappa quote a lot lately.

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They told me if I voted for Kamala the market would crash, and then we’d probably have a recession. They were right.

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FUN FACT: A whopping 57% of Americans DISAPPROVE of trump's handling of the cost of living, with ONLY 30% approving, and it only gets worse every day, from now on.

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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year. This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year. See what DOGE is really about?

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As long as I breathe on this Earth, I will never forgive those who voted to put a maniac in the Oval Office. Never….

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BREAKING: The Senate just passed my legislation to undo Trump’s idiotic tariffs on Canada. I challenged him and won this battle. Next stop: the House.

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My statement with @amyklobuchar.com and @markwarner.bsky.social on the Senate passage of our bill to undo President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods:

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This was less than three months ago.

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Raskin: Would it be problem for it to be standard practice to conduct sensitive foreign policy on a signal chat group? It just came out that Waltz’s team set up 20 signal group chats for crises across the world… I’m sure this will raise the question on whether he should continue in that position

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This is what happens when people speak up.

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This was….five months ago

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This is a United States Senator MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities BANKS: You probably deserved it MACK: Why did I deserve it? BANKS: Because you look like a clown

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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... We're all thrilled by what #CoryBooker did. Less attention has been paid to what he actually said. @hcrichardson.bsky.social fixes that & gives a great summary of Booker's full-throated defense of US democracy (& telling contrasts with the behavior of the regime).

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Regardless of anything else about the Wisconsin race, it's just a relief to learn that money can't always buy elections

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BREAKING: Judge Myron Thompson declares Alabama A.G. Steve Marshall's threatened abortion-fund prosecutions unconstitutional. Yellowhammer Fund and healthcare providers sued; Thompson ruled that Marshall violated the right to travel and the First Amendment with his threats. Tonight, at Law Dork:

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The Podcast Academy gave out its Ambie awards last night + NPR cleaned up, winning best Documentary Podcast, best Biz pod, best Society + Culture pod, best True Crime pod (WBUR), + the Politics pod beat out Bloomberg + to win its category too.

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If there was ever a symbol of why we need to get big money out of politics, reform campaign financing, stop conflicts of interest, and tax great wealth, Elon Musk is it. Kudos to Susan Crawford on this big victory for democracy, labor rights, and reproductive freedom in Wisconsin.

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My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm. "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

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“We must dissent because America can do better.” Good to hear Wisconsin Judge Susan Crawford quote Justice Thurgood Marshall in her victory speech tonight.

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Dear @schumer.senate.gov. See @booker.senate.gov. THAT.

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Democracy > Oligarchy

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He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.

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Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours Massive applause for Booker

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